Overheard

{Anatomy & Biology by Molly}

Molly:  I'm glad you are not a mermaid.

Me: Why?

Molly:  Because I don't want to live in the sea!  If you were a mermaid, I'd be a mermaid too because mermaids have mermaid babies.

Please don't ever stop believing, little one!


{Birds & Bees?  by Molly}

One day, Molly was doing her normal non-stop talking and she nonchalantly commented...

"We used to have a dog named Lucy, right?  But then it turned into a BABY!"

Whether it be mermaid babies or dogs turning into babies, you can't help but love this kind of innocence!  

Overheard

{Belief by Molly}
As I was putting my make up one morning, Molly was pretending to do the same with my brushes as she stood beside me.  Out of nowhere, she said...

"Mom, do you know who my fairy godmother is?"

Belief through the eyes of a child; nothing better!

{Through the eyes of a child by Abby}
I often feel guilty over my lack of cooking ability and desire to do it.  So when I do make the effort to cook, I generally tell the kids that "I made it with love" so that they will actually try to eat what I have made!  Today, as I was pouring the pre-packaged, processed, fake cheese into the pan for the macaroni and cheese, Abby lovingly looked at me with the cutest smile and said...

"Mom!  Is that the love?" 

Such a good lesson for all mom's to remember!  It doesn't have to perfect to be appreciated and admired by our littles!  In fact, it can even be processed :)

{Bedtime Questions by Noah}
I was working in my office (located right outside of Noah's bedroom) and instead of sleeping, he randomly called out these questions to me...

- How do we know that the Bible real?

- Was Kansas considered to be in the North or the South in the Civil War?

- Did they have all of those cool things in the White House back then?

- Is there a golf course at the White House?

- Is that guy who got beat out by Mitt Romney gonna run in the next election?

- Is Washington D.C. it's own little place?

The mind of a 10 year old; religion, politics with a splash of golf!

{Lucy Love Comments by the girls}
I love these little sayings that the girls say to describe their love for their baby sister.  I think they got a few of them slightly confused though!

Emily:  She looks good in chunky!

Molly:  I just really want to pet her because she's so soft.

Emily:  I don't really want her to die, but I just love her so much.  
I think you mean that you "love her to death"!

Emily:  I just want to take a bite of her because she is so cute.
Or maybe you "could just eat her up"!

{Big Dreams by Molly}
I was asking the kids what they want to be when they grow up while we were on vacation.  Noah wants to be a PGA Golfer and/or a Marine Biologist.  Emily wants to be a dancer or a teacher.  And Molly wants to be...

"A Unicorn Flyer!"

That's why I love you so, my Molly girl!

Overheard

{Animal Interpretation by Abby}
We were driving home from dinner one night when Abby was in a particularly awful "Abby mood".  She had attempted to bite someone earlier in the evening.  The bigger kids were talking about this incident and Emily said that Abby was an animal (referring to her biting).  Abby heard her say that, broke out in tears, and said in a perfectly pouty and angry voice...

"Day call me a HIPPO!"

I'm not sure that all of us have ever simultaneously laugh so hard together! 

{Vocabulary by Molly & Emily}
I try to give the kids their "gummy" vitamins nightly. It's a routine we've had for a long time.  The kids know what comprises their "gummy" cocktail too.  One night, I didn't get it done and Molly came running to me saying...

"Mom!  We forgot to do our Vidamin Bees!"

I think you mean, Vitamin C's, but it's so cute that I'm not about to correct you, Molly!

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Even though Emily is now 7, I still enjoy it when she shows her littleness with her cute speech and mispronunciations.  The other day, she excitedly came running into my room to show me she had found one of her American Girl doll accessories...

"Look Mom!  I found my crunches!"  {translation: crutches}

{Future Plans by Noah}

Vance and I were having a conversation that Noah overheard.  We mentioned something about a "degree", as in a college degree.  Noah questioned what it was.  We explained that Daddy and I both had a degree in business.  His response...

"I want to get a degree in Marine Biology... wait! Can I get a degree in golf?"

In a similar analysis, after spending the day at Sea World, I asked Noah if he still wanted to be a marine biologist.  His response...

"Yes.  {long pause}  Can you be a marine biologist and a professional golfer?"

Like father, like son!

Overheard

{Biology Awareness by Abby}

After Abby scratched Molly's eyes to the point of visible redness, I had an impromptu conversation on "love is kind" with her.  Nonny continued the lesson and ended up learning a bit about biology in 2 year old terms...

Nonny:  Jesus gave us hands for kindness.  For helping people.  For sharing.  For loving.  But not for scratching!

Abby:  {looking at her own hands} How he put they on?

Nonny: {pause to consider how she will answer} It's a miracle!

Abby:  It magic?

Nonny:  Kind of like magic, only much better.

Abby:  Oh!  I know!  He use gue {translation: glue}?  I tink he do.  Jesus, he get da gue and he put it on right here (pointing to her wrists) and he wipe it off and den he stick da hands on like dis (pointing to her hands)!

Thanks for that explanation, Abby! 

{Vocabulary Confusion by Molly}
The girls were getting ready to perform one of their "shows" and as she pointed to the couch, Molly excitedly exclaimed...

"You sit here.  You the studience!"

A combination of students and audience.  Fairly accurate.  Super cute!

{Overworked by Molly}
I asked Molly to wipe up a spill that was made by Abby and her exasperated response, while she completed this task, cracked me up.  She said, with complete frustration...

"Why do I always haffa be da sponsible one?!"
{translation: Why do I always have to be the responsible one?"}

I feel your pain, Molly!  I often wonder the same thing about myself!

{Angelic Descriptions by Abby}

Abby is working on potty training herself.  And she's doing a fairly good job at it!  After proudly going #2 in the potty, she looked inside to see her the results of her labor and excitedly exclaimed...

"Oh!  It looks like angel!"

She was right.  It did, in fact, have a shape that resembled an angel.  The very fact that I know that and wrote that shows that I've raised one too many toddlers and have lost all sense of modesty!

{Loving God by Molly}

Out of the blue, Molly just said to me...

"Mommy, at bedtime last night, I said in my mind, I love God!"

And He said in His mind... I love you too sweet girl!

{Molly is OK!}

I was talking to Emily about Molly being in Kindergarten next year at her school.  I asked Emily if she would look out for her at lunch and recess and make sure she is ok.  Before Emily could answer, Molly cheerfully interjected and said...

"I'm always OK!"

That's a fact, Molly.  You are always  ok and happy.  I pray Kindergarten keeps you that way!

{Royal Responses by Molly}

Molly has recently, upon occasion, began to answer me by doing a curtsey and replying...

"Yes, your highness!"

And when she tried to figure out how to give a similar response to Vance, she responded...

"Yes, your highness.  I mean handsome-ness".

Words like these are what make you the Princess around these parts, Miss Molly!

Overheard

{Birth Questions by Abby}
A conversation was taking place among me, Emily and Vance while Molly and Abby sat and listened.  We were talking about Emily's desire to go to Disneyworld again.  As we talked about it, Abby chimed in...

Abby:  I out of you tummy last time?

Me:  Yes, you were out of my tummy when we went to Disneyworld.

Abby:  Oh! Ackchie (translation: actually), I in Moyee's tummy last time!  Right, Moyee (translation: Molly)?!

Molly's eyes were huge and she looked at me like... what?!?!?!

{Be Still My Heart Conversation}
Emily and Molly were "practicing" dance, dressed in full ballet regalia, when I overheard them talking...

Emily:  No, I'm Claira and you're the Nutcracker Prince.

Be still my heart.  They are playing Nutcracker... one of my loves.

{Imagination Love by Molly}
Molly was wearing one of her many dance tutu costumes and as she pranced around the house, she excitedly exclaimed...

"Mom!  We're playing house.  Emily's the mom.  Noah's the dad.  Abby's the puppy.  And I'm the flying unicorn!"

Of course you are Molly!  Of course you are!

{A Bare Bottom Conversation}
As me and all of the kids were watching Emily's gymnastics class, Noah belted out in his very disgusted and  frantic tone...

Noah:  Mom!  Molly's isn't wearing any underwear!

Me:  Noah... yes, she IS.  She's just playing with you.

Noah: Well LOOK!

As I looked, I saw my Molly inside one of the foam "pits" sitting spread eagle style in her dress.  And much to my dismay, Noah was correct.  She was, in fact, bare bottomed...in a gymnastics pit...in a DRESS!  Whose child is she?!?!

Overheard

{Custom Colors by Molly}
While having a conversation about her favorite colors, Molly happily shared her favorites...

"My favorite color is rainbow and sparkles and pink and glitter!"

{Mom Stuff by Molly}
I purchased a pair of earrings at Icing (the big girl version of Claires, I think) with her initial on them.  They were an oval shape and given her small ear, hung slightly below her ear lobe.  She gave herself a big smile when she saw herself wearing them in the mirror and said...

"I feel like a mama when I wear these!"

Update: These "mama earrings" caused major trauma!  They hung just low enough for Abby to get her mad little hands on them and rip it completely out of Mollys' ear!  Poor Molly... we now have to let her ear holes close up (I hope they still will!) and re-pierce them again later :(

{A Good Mom by Molly}
Regarding playing "mommies and daddies" with Abby.  Abby was the mom. As she described the make believe situation to me, she stated with wide affirming eyes:

"Abby is actually a really good mom."

Me:  What does she do?

"She buys me a new ball at the store.  And she buys me this necklace that I'm wearing.  And she drives me to gymnastics and running and basketball.  And she lets me have a play date and a sleepover with my friend.  And she lets me have a pillow fight with my friends."

Based on that analysis, I think I want Abby to be MY mom :)

{We've come a LONG way by Noah}
4:24 pm on Thanksgiving afternoon... Noah is thinking about Thanksgiving dinner and casually says...

"I might need two plates tonight.  Unless they are large plates!"

We've come a LONG way in the eating department when Noah contemplates needing TWO plates!  I used to beg, bribe, and force him to eat and now this.  Like I said, we've come a long way!

{Baking Terminology Mix up by Abby}
I took the girls to make gingerbread houses.  Abby was proud of her creation and was excited to show hers off to her grandparents.  As she ran to show point out her newly decorated house, she exclaimed...

"Look!  We made Zucchini Bread houses!"

{Getting to the Point by Molly}
We took the kids to pick out a Christmas tree... an annual tradition.  We had been outside for approximately 2 minutes, when Noah began to complain about the cold and wanting to hurry up.  Soon after, Molly chimed in with a delightful voice and says...

"Can we just grab it and go!"

I think we've been through one too many drive throughs... sigh!

Overheard

{Birthday Gift by Molly}
Molly's babysitter (also her BFF, according to her!) told her that her birthday was approaching.  Later that day, Molly said...

Molly:  "Mom, I don't think we're going to have time to get a unicorn for Paige's birthday."

Me:  "Yea... we probably won't.  It would take kind of a long time to find a unicorn.  Where do you think we would find one?"

Molly:  "Out of town somewhere, so I really don't think we'll have time."

{Winning Compliment by Molly}
As I was getting ready to attend a charity event, I laid my dress and jewelry out on my bed.  Molly saw it, looked at it with large eyes, smiled and said...

"You gonna win mommy!"

Me:  What do you mean?

"Day gonna say... FABULOUS!  Dan.yell is da winner!"

{The Truth of the Matter by Emily}
We were discussing the fact that Emily won't say hi to me when she sees me at her school Masses.  I enthusiastically pointed out to her that many of her friends are happy to see me and always wave (unlike her).  She was unimpressed and simply said...

"That's because you are not their mom.  Their parents say they HAVE to be nice to other adults."

{I Heart Imagination}
Emily appeared in the living room wearing my high heels, a scarf around her neck, and one of my purses draped across her chest.  She grinned with delight as she said...

"We own a movie theatre and it's in your room."

{The New & Improved Molly}
Molly is great right now.  Her imagination goes nonstop.  I adore it.  She recently came twirling into the living room with a strand of play pink hair extension in her hair and said the following...

Molly:  "I have new hair.  I'm going to keep it forever.  Oh my goodness!  It's Rainbow colored hair.  It's pink and gorgeous!"

Molly continues:  "I'm going to change my name."

Me:  "Ok, what is your new name?"

Molly:  "Merida"

Me:  "Merida, what's your middle name?"

Molly: "Merida St. Catherine."

And she insisted we call her "Merida St. Catherine" for the duration of the weekend!

{Metaphor Mix Up by Molly}
As Molly was showing me a book, she excitedly said...

"Mom!  This is my favorite book in the Wild Wild West!"

I believe she meant the Whole Wide World!

Overheard

{God's Design according to Molly}
Referring to the color Doc McStuffins' skin, the following conversation took place:

Molly:  Why is her brown?
Me:  Because God made all different colors of people.  Some people are white.  Some are brown.  Some are kind of yellow.
Molly:  And some are pink.  And some are gorgeous.
Me:  Some are gorgeous?
Molly:  Yes, like they have a gorgeous face.
Me:  Who has a gorgeous face?
Molly:  EVERYBODY!  God made them!

{Another Random Fact by Noah}
As I was talking to Noah and Emily about why my legs look like I've been beaten with a bat (varicose veins from pregnancy}, Noah said he felt sorry for me and then quickly followed up his comment by saying:

Noah:  I'm really glad I'm not a seahorse.
Me:  Why? (and thinking to myself "what does that have to do with this conversation?!)
Noah:  Because male seahorses are the ones who give birth. And not just to one.  To lots!

{New Baby Commentary by Abby}
When Abby witnessed Lucy nursing for the first time, she looked very alarmed and quickly exclaimed...
"Hewr eatin' your awrm mama!"

Referring to the newborn "squeals" Lucy makes, Abby commented with a smirky smile...
"Hewr tooted in hewr mouth!"

{Unicorn Dreaming by Molly}
Molly has a fascination with unicorns.  She wants one for a pet and 100% believes they are real.  One day, she was talking to our babysitter and said...

"If my mom finally gets me a unicorn, I will feed it cookies and carrots."

{Explanation by Molly}
The kids have had lots of questions about how Lucy came to be.  How she got out of my tummy.  How she gets milk to drink from me.  Questions of that nature to which my response is always "God made it that way" or something similar.  I give God the credit for everything!   Molly took this to heart as every time the baby cries, she runs to tell me...

"God says she's hungry!"

{Admiration by Emily}
While staring over the bassinet while Lucy slept, Emily sweetly says...

"I just love her so much that I want to squeeze her or lay on top of her!  She's SO adorable!"

Overheard

{Literal Answer by Molly}
As we were driving home from a basketball game the other day, PaPa was asking Molly what color different things were.  She answered them all correctly.  The end of the conversation went like this:

PaPa:  What color is Nonny's car?
Molly:  Blue
PaPa:  What color is PaPa's hair?
Molly:  Grey
PaPa:  What color is Molly's hair?
Molly:  Gorgeous!

After a good laugh, Molly responded to PaPa by saying...
"Well that's what Mommy tells me!"

Indeed, it is!

{Sweet Response by Molly}
During gymnastics "role call", the teacher always asks the little girls about one of their favorite things.  Today, she asked them what their favorite song was.  One little girl responded "Lady Gaga", another responded "Rupunzel", and another responded "Katy Perry."  When it was Molly's turn, she sweetly said...

"I just like to sing Jesus Loves Me."

{Mimic by Abby}
Abby was complaining of her tummy hurting this morning.  So I repeated back to her, saying...

"Abby, your tummy hurts?"

Her response..

"Ya!  I have baby in my tummy!"

Wonder where she hears that ALL the time?!?!

{Terminology Mix Up by Molly}
Molly will do just about anything to sleep in my bed with me at night.  Her "I'm sick" performances are getting fairly Oscar - worthy!  But the other night, she was truly scared by a bad dream and needed the comfort of her mama.  When she snuggled next to me, still shaking from fear, she described what had happened...

"Mommy, when I close my eyes in my bed, I have scary wishes!"

Overheard {a piece of my heart just broke}

A little piece of my heart just literally broke.

It's been slowly cracking and chipping off, but as of today, I'm certain it officially broke.

The reason for the chipping at my heart:  my sweet firstborn girly girl who has spent the entirety of her life dressing up and delighting in all things "girly" is... growing up.

The cracking started when she started to favor headbands over bows for her school hairdos.

It cracked further when she intermittently begged to fix her own hair for school. 

And that crack was completed when she nonchalantly told me that she doesn't really like bows that much anymore.  Bows!  The accessory she has dawned nearly everyday since she had hair long enough to hold one.  

Another fracture started when she began to favor regular jeans over her denim ruffle pants.

That fracture deepened when she began to choose jeans.  Regular old jeans.  The same article of clothing that she used to protest; worried that they would make her look like a boy.

And that fracture was completed when she started asking to wear regular tennis shoes over her cute mary jane style ones; asking for new ones to match those of her school friends.

But today, this little conversation was what broke those fractured pieces right off of my sentimental heart.

Molly:  "Mommy... sometimes Emmie doesn't like to dress up with me anymore.  That makes me sad."

Me:  "Emmie... is that true?  You don't like to dress up anymore?"

Emily:  (with a shy smile and a tilt of her head that shows she is aware of how her answer will affect me) "Not that much."

I literally held back the stinging, wet drops begging to fall from my eyes.  

As I looked at my six year old beauty describing the kind of new tennis shoes she wants... the ones with lots of bright colors...I knew her days of dressing up were probably numbered.

Time marches on... at warp speeds.

I fail, so often, to stop and enjoy the specialness of these chaotic, stressful, tender, memory-making years.

Sometimes I need a conversation like this one to remind me to take note, to savor, to slow down and watch.

Because I know this is only the beginning of a lifetime of fractures to my sentimental mama heart.

Overheard

{Sister Sweetness by Emily & Molly}
At 10:30 pm, after numerous attempts to get the girls to sleep, Emily emerged from her bedroom again.  I could hear noises coming from the room and so I asked her if she was talking to Molly in there.  She replied...
"Well Molly keeps asking me to sing "Butterfly Kisses" to her again and again and again."

{Funny Description by Emily}
Emily was playing my iPhone when it rang.  She handed it to me so I could answer the call.  When I was done, I handed it back to her and she made the following commentary regarding my make-up smudge on the phone...
"Whenever I'm playing a game and you take your phone to talk on it... when you give it back to me it has your EAR SLOBBER all over it!"

{Just cute by Molly}
As she was wandering around the house looking for Abby to play with her, Molly hollered...
"Come on, Abby, just pop out!"

{Use of a Kindergarten Concept by Emily}
Referring to the struggle over crayons she was having with Molly, Emily used the "Filling a Bucket" concept from Kindergarten as she said...
{Molly's being a dipper and I'm being a filler."}

{Fact Check by Noah}
During a discussion about a friend who rode a ride at Disney that Noah was too scared to ride, he eagerly asserted his bravery by saying...
"Well, I rode a ride that went faster than than a cheetah. And cheetah's are the fastest animal on land.  So that means the ride went faster than 75 mph!"

Overheard

{Interesting Comparison by Emily}
"Eewww.... I just put some water in this Princess cup and it tastes like mouse blood!"

{Unique Compliment by Emily}
"Wow Abby... you look flowerless!", meaning to say "fabulous"as she modeled her new Easter clothes.

{Financial Analyst Style Response by Daddy}
After having to say goodbye to our dog of 11 years, Noah began a conversation with me about his desire for a new pet.  The conversation took an unexpected turn when Vance overheard it and chimed in!

Noah:  Mom, could we at least get a small pet?  Like something that doesn't cost very much money.  Like a RAT!  Did you know that rats only cost between $8 and $12?

My response:  Lots of yucks and other commentary about how disgusting RATS are and about how we will NOT be getting a pet rat!

Vance's response:  "Son... this would be a great time to give you your first lesson in supply and demand economics...." followed by a discussion of WHY rats are such cheap pets in light of supply and demand :)  

{A Good Tattle-Tell}
Emily was relaying a conversation Noah had with our next door neighbor and she said... 
"Noah told Brennan that his mom is really good at taking care of kids."

{Emily's Disney Standard Pre-Ride Question}
"Will there be blood?  Or fire?"

{Molly's Disney Standard Post-Ride Response}
When asked whether or not she liked the ride, she responded...
"I go sleep." {which I later figured out meant that she closed her eyes!}

Overheard

{Best Compliment in "History"}
As I explain to Emily and Noah that their next door neighbor is unable to play in the snow with them...
Noah:  Why can't he play in the snow?
Me:  His mom doesn't want him to.  
Noah:  Well, there really isn't any reason not to play in the snow.
Me:  Well, some mom's don't like the mess it creates and the work that it takes to get all bundled up.
Noah:  Well, you let us play in it a lot.
Emily:  Because you are the best mom in the whole history!

{Observation by Emily}
"Oooh!  There is something in my ear.
{pause to stick finger in ear}
Oh!  It's macaroni!"

{Random Fact Insertion by Noah & Question by Molly}
Background:  Noah knows a lot of random facts and spits them out periodically.  They always make me smile.  
I was trying to find a way to explain to the kids that we are going to have to put our dog down soon.  I told them that Lucy is in a lot of pain from her arthritis and that she is probably going to die soon.  Noah, being the analytical person that he is, needed more of an explanation as to exactly how she would die.  And so he asked...
Noah:  Is it kind of like what happens when a dolphin is born without a tail?  They can't live without a tail for very long.
And before I could answer, Molly chimed in with her analysis by saying...
Molly:  Does Su-Su (her pronunciation of Lucy) have headache?

{Political Commentary by Emily}
As I was explaining to Emily that the Pope was no longer going to be our Pope and that we will soon be getting a new Pope, she innocently asked...
"Is it the good one or the bad one that keeps on winning?"
Apparently, she listens to more than I realize as her commentary refers to the recent Presidential election :)

Overheard

{A Conversation with Emily}
Em:  Mom, what are your praises?
Me:  Gosh, Em.  I have so many praises today.  What are your praises?
Em:  That God choose-ed you to be our mommy.

{Morning Greeting with Molly}
Me:  Good Morning Sunshine!
Molly:  I not Sunshine.  I Mol-ly!

{A Conversation with Emily}
As we are making "Magic Reindeer Food" gifts to give to friends...
Em:  What are the sparkles for?
Me:  That's what the reindeer see as they fly in the sky.  It sparkles on the lawn and that's how they know to land at our house.
Long pause
Em:  Does this make them waterproof too?
Before I have a chance to answer...
Em:  Oh no!  Reindeer can't swim, right?

{Funny Commentary by Noah}
As we are having a late night chat in his bed, Noah randomly says to me...
"Did you know that some people who work at McDonald's have to be nocturnal?"

{Observation by Emily}
Upon going in to play with Abby as she is waking up, Emily screams to me...
"Mom!  Abby is poopy and it smells like animal poop!"

Overheard

"She's drinking like a cow."
Emily commenting on Abby's nursing

"If I had to kiss her as many times as I love her, I'd be kissing her forever!"
Noah commenting on how much he loves his baby sister, Abby

"Here Daddy!  It's for you!  You can take it to work and show it to ALL your friends!"
Emily handing Vance a princess picture she colored that is covered in glitter

"Mom, I don't get it.  Why do they call the letter 'w' double-u. It should be called double-v."
Noah analyzing the alphabet and making an obvious connection I've never considered

"Mommy.  I love you when you smell good."
Emily commenting as she sat in my lap???

Emily: "How does she know when she needs to go {potty}?"
Me:  "Well how do YOU know when you need to go?"
Emily: "I toot!"
Commentary surrounding Molly's {unofficial} potty training

"Yes.  And because I have white skin, I'll probably be the quarterback.  The quarterbacks are the ones with the white skin."

Noah; in response to being asked by his uncle whether or not he wanted to play football when he grew up

Overheard

Noah:  "Emily, did I cry today?"
Emily:  "No"
Noah:  "Then why are my eyes wet?"
Emily:  "Huh?"


*****


Emily:  "Mom!  I did it with my whole self!"

Overheard

Noah:
"Mom, can I just marry someone in our family?  I really just want to marry Molly."


Emily:
"I am the Mommy.  Noah is the Daddy.  When our kids take a nap, we go outside to play frisbee golf."


Noah:
"Mom.. why does it freak you out when my frog poops and potties in the cage?"


Molly:
"Mama!  Mama!  Mama!  Mama!  MaaaaMaaaa!"

Overheard, Volume 2

Overheard today...


"Mommy, I'm assuming the elves have machines to make the toys - right?"
     ~ Noah after writing his letter to Santa requesting a Wii


"I'm just over this."
     ~ Noah on trying to suck the juice from an apple with a straw


"I so happy Mommy"
    'Why are you happy, Em?'
         "Betause I yove my broder" 
               ~  Emily at the dinner table on her admiration of Noah


"The kitchen is still a disaster." (me to Vance)
     'No, mom.  The kitchen is not a disaster.' (Noah)
     'It's really not, mom.'
            "Yes, Noah it is.  (with frustration)
                    'But mom, I'm just trying to encourage you!'
                             ~ Noah and me on the state of the kitchen


"In the great green room, there was a telephone..."
     ~ Me, reading Goodnight Moon to Molly for the first time (sad, I know... I really don't  
        have time to just sit and read to Molly like I did with Noah)


"Look Mommy!  I have my belly button on today!  Do you have your belly button on too?"
     ~ Emily to me as I took a bath

Overheard

Overheard in my household today...


"Bubby, you go with me?  I scared.  Reeeaaalllyyy scared!"
     ~  Emily to Noah, on going to the basement


"My tummy has a headache." 
     ~  Emily on not wanting to eat more dinner


"Are those ribs from a crab?"
     ~  Noah to PaPa, on his meal


"B - ba"
     ~  Molly to me, after my prodding for her to say "bye bye"